Well, the funny thing is............with some people.......if they pinch, they seem to supposidly have more control (and most do)....and with the thumbing, they dont' have as much as if they were pinching.....Well, I am the opposite.....If I try to pinch on the sim, then I tend to over-correct than if I were to thumb the flying.....I dont' know how that is but I really want to learn to fly with the pinching method....